Mckenzie Chen

McKenzie Chen is a movement artist and dance educator from Houston, Texas. She holds a BFA in Dance from the University of North Texas and an MA in Dance Education from Hunter College. During her graduate studies, she was a Lincoln Center Scholar and received the Excellence in Dance Education Award. For the past five years, she taught for the NYC Department of Education as a full-time K-12 certified dance specialist. She also served as a teaching artist for New York City Ballet and the Coalition for Hispanic Family Services Arts and Literacy Program. McKenzie is an ABT Certified Teacher in Pre-Primary through Level 3 and a graduate of The Foundations of Dance Education from the Dance Education Laboratory at the 92nd St Y. She strives to foster creativity, critical thinking skills, artistry, and a love for movement in her students.